Rare ‘phantom jellyfish’ with 33-foot-long ‘mouth-arms’ spotted off California coast
A rare and elusive deep sea creature was captured on camera by a high-tech remote submersible in Monterey, CA.
The massive, 33-foot “phantom jellyfish” — a darkly-colored being with ribbon-like “mouth arms” — had been discovered by the remote submarine at a depth of 3,200 feet off the West Coast shore, Live Science reported.
“The giant phantom jelly was first collected in 1899. Since then, scientists have only encountered this animal about 100 times,” the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, which spotted the Stygiomedusa gigantea off California waters, said in a statement.
Although the footage was taken a year ago, it’s currently making waves online as a splash hit.
While it is known to be one of the world’s largest jellyfish, there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding the stunning, three-foot wide phantom because of its hard to access nautical environment.
A rare phantom jellyfish was spotted off California’s shore. MBARI [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bzQYKm3xTA?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&start=29&wmode=transparent&w=640&h=360]A rare and elusive deep sea creature was captured on camera by a high-tech remote submersible in Monterey, CA.
The massive, 33-foot “phantom jellyfish” — a darkly-colored being with ribbon-like “mouth arms” — had been discovered by the remote submarine at a depth of 3,200 feet off the West Coast shore, Live Science reported.
“The giant phantom jelly was first collected in 1899. Since then, scientists have only encountered this animal about 100 times,” the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, which spotted the Stygiomedusa gigantea off California waters, said in a statement.
Although the footage was taken a year ago, it’s currently making waves online as a splash hit.
While it is known to be one of the world’s largest jellyfish, there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding the stunning, three-foot wide phantom because of its hard to access nautical environment.
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